Union Leaders Extend Coal Contract To June 30
Washington reports United Mine Workers and Appalachian soft coal operators unanimous ly back President Roosevelt's plan to maintain current wages hours and conditions through June 30. John L Lewis halted the Sunday midnight strike and a June 24 conference is set to renew wage and hour talks. Some districts were not represented and three may yet oppose extensions.
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United Mine Workers
Appalachian
President Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
D. C. Kennedy
Pocahontas
Tug River
Williamson
Logan
Greenbriar
Southern Appalachian
Hazard
Harlan
Port of Virginia
Lewis
Kennedy
Inquest Reveals Grimstead Left Suicide Notes
An inquest into the death of Carl Grimstead found two notes indicating his intent to kill himself. Coroner W F Shelley heard testimony from Letts Elevator manager W F Collins and others about Grimstead leaving a message to not follow his footsteps and a note found in their barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Grimstead
Letts
Rock Island Lines
Fred Stitcher
Princeton
Grimstead
W. F. Shelley
W. F. Collins
LeClaire
Princeon
Body of Missing Boy Recovered From East River
The body of 5 year old Jackie Kraul was found in the East River near Tiffany Street after a search that began June 6 when he vanished from a Sutton Place playground in Manhattan. He was identified by his father at Fordham hospital morgue, ending a two theory police probe.
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New York
Jackie Kraul
Hast River
Sutton Place
Manhattan
East Side
John Kaul
East River
Bronx
Fordham Hospital
Salvatore
Tiffany Street
Reward Claim Goes to Supreme Court
The Iowa supreme court will decide if Gus Flood a Clinton county farmer is entitled to an 11637 reward for finding and returning 100500 stolen from the City National bank of Clinton in the 1932 robbery. Flood was awarded the money in a district court verdict. the bank appeals claiming the money was not legally lost that Flood did not demand the reward before turning the money over to officers and that robbers confessed hours later and pointed to where the money hid.
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Des Moines
Iowa Supreme Court
Gus Flood
Clinton County
City National Bank of
Clinton
Flood
Supreme Court
Omaha Riots Continue One Dead Fifty Hurt
South Omaha riots spill into a third night with one man dead and more than 75 wounded. Sheriff Hopkins warns street cars must stop after rush hour or motormen may be arrested. National Guard deployment urged. Six cars burned and several overturned as crowds rioted. Dewey McCoy critically wounded. Charles Hutter Jr. named.
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Omaha
Neb
John Hopkins
South
Dan Butler
Omaha and
Council Bluffs
South Omaha
Butler
John Duster
Dewey McCoy
Charles Hutter, Jr
Sarpy County
Petitions Favor Secondary Roads Across Iowa
Hundreds of petitions pour into Iowa offices urging federal aid for secondary rural roads. Lawmakers Biermann Gillette Wearin Gilchrist and Eicher report 1000 to 1500 signatures each as farm to market road plans gain momentum. Cedar county official Fairley says rural road funding would aid farmers and Cedar county projects may rely on federal funds.
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Washington
Iowa
Hawkeye
Prairie States
Farm Bloc
Biermann
Decorah
Gillette
Wearin
Hastings
Gilchrist
Laurens
Eicher
W. C. Fairley
Cedar County
Rep
Western Iowa Battles Grasshopper Infestation Warning
Des Moines reports a grasshopper infestation in western Iowa with warning from Dr. C. J. Drake that urgent action is needed. Ray Murray notes large numbers of young grasshoppers and 600 tons of poison mash will be distributed free to farmers to apply at ten pounds per acre to curb the outbreak.
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Des Moines
Iowa
C. J. Drake
Ray Murray
Murray
Drake
Armed Man Eludes Officers in Texas
In Kirbyville Texas a man fitting William Mahan's description was spotted after a gun fight with officers by a CCC camp five miles east of town. Malone and N B Powell state Alvin Karpis was wrongly named. Mahan remains the suspect in a George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case. Officers found a sedan with two men, one believed to be Mahan, asleep with a pistol and a submachine gun nearby as Powell neared the car.
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Kirbyville
Tex
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
CCC
Here
Alvin Karpis
Malone
Karpis
N. B. Powell
Mahan
Jasper County
Sedon
Powell
47 Bodies Found in Plant Ruins in Wittenberg
After two days of rescue work at the Reinsdorf Explosive Works in Wittenberg Germany rescuers recovered 47 bodies of the 52 reported missing by the Nazi government. Seventy three were seriously injured and about 100 with minor injuries were released. The ammunitions plant area remained cordoned by secret police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wittenberg
Germany
Reinsdorf
Beverly Hills Sporting Writer Picks Baer Early
In Beverly Hills the columnist notes Max Baer won in the first round and credits Kate Smith for predicting the outcome. The piece mocks broadcasts that reveal winners and jokes about funding and sponsors for sports broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Max Baer
Kate Smith
Kate
Henry Ford
Dizzy Dean
Dozen Dead as Texas Floods Rise Across State
Twelve deaths were reported in Texas as flood waters rose in central and southwest sections. A 10 inch cloudburst near Italy drowned Mr. and Mrs. A J Mitchell and their two children. Rivers swelled and bridges and homes were swept away while the Colorado River overflowed its banks threatening Austin. Hillsboro and other areas continued to flood with more rain still falling.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Italy
A. J. Mitchell
Oon
Colorado
Ustin
Hillsboro
Kidnapers Face U S Courts In Federal Case
Federal officials will prosecute Harmon Waley Margeret Waley and William Mahan under the Lindbergh act after Washington officials said state charges cannot be funded. The 9 year old victim was unharmed. Evidence will be presented to a federal grand jury in Tacoma starting June 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Weyerhaeuser
Washington State
Harmon M. Waley
Margaret
Olympia
Wash
William Mahan
George Weyerhaeuser
Hoover
Tacoma
Weather outlook and notes for Iowa Illinois region
Local thundershowers expected tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the northeast and cooler in the northwest. Conditions to ease Sunday afternoon in the west. Chicago area shows showers Monday to Thursday with temperatures near to above normal in the south and near to below normal in the north. Mississippi River stages report Dubuque 3.3 Davenport 3.4 Muscatine 4.5 Keokuk 2.9 St. Louis 30.1 with small drops.
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Iowa
Illinois
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri
Mississippi River
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
St. Louis
Japan increases troops in Tientsin amid North China pressure
Japan pours more troops into Tientsin and Peiping while massing at Shanhaikwan. Beijing seeks Western help as China protests and Japanese officials defend their North China policy. Detentions and Chahar demands raise tensions in the region.
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Tientsin
China
Japan
Peiping
Shanhaikwan
Chahar Province
Changpei
London
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Toranosuke Hashimoto
Tokyo
North China
Far East
Nanking
Hi Ying-Chin
Kang Teh
Manchoukuo
Peinping
Hasimoto
Great Wall
Quo Tai-Chi
Permanent Peace in Chaco Sighted
Buenos Aires reports a ten day truce in the Chaco between Paraguay and Bolivia with mediators declaring a permanent peace virtually assured. A neutral commission supervises the halt in fighting as peace talks are prepared, while ratification delays could prompt a resumption of hostilities.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Bolivia
Green Chaco
Strato Hep Started By Wiley Post
Wiley Post launched the Winnie Mae from Union Air Terminal in Burbank at 4:27 am on his fourth attempt to fly the stratosphere to New York. He intends to reach Floyd Bennett in seven to eight hours, cruising six to seven miles up. The takeoff faced fog at altitude and Post shed the landing gear, planning a skid landing. Post, famed for previous world trips, has endured repeated mechanical issues in prior flights.
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Burbank
Calif
Wiley Post
Union Air Terminal
New York City
Winnie Mae
Floyd Bennefield
New York
Post
Mars
Larry Therkelsen
National Aeronautic Association
Clipper Plane Off for Midway Island
Pan American Airways Clipper leaves Pearl Harbor for Midway Island 1 323 miles west at 5 27 a m Honolulu time 10 27 a m CST with six crew and two passengers. It began the second leg of the proposed California to China service after arriving from Alameda. Only a few naval officers ground crew and newspapermen witnessed the takeoff.
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Honolulu
Pan American Airways
Pearl Harbor
Midway Island
California
China
Alameda
Calif
England Forms Eight Anti Aircraft Battalions in Wartime Plan
London ordered eight battalions to be raised for anti aircraft defense. Five units will become searchlight battalions and three, including the Royal Fusiliers, will become anti aircraft artillery brigades. The program funds about 2.25 million dollars and aims for immediate readiness.
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London
Great Britain
War Office
Royal Fusiliers
Army Council
Ani
Great Midland
House of Commons
England
Witness for Defense Held As Perjurer In Urschel Case
Oklahoma City report on Ben Laska conviction for conspiracy in the Charles F Urschel ransom case. Defense witness Molly O Edison arrested for perjury after the verdict. James C Mathers acquitted on directed verdict. Bates and Bailey serving life in Alcatraz. Edison pleads not guilty.
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Oklahoma City
Ben B. Laska
Denver
Charles F. Urschel
Molly O. Edison
Mathers
James C. Mathers
Laska
Harvey Bailey
Bates
Bailey
Alcatraz
America
Feuling Calls Central Committee Meeting in Des Moines
E. J. Feuling Democratic chairman called the state central committee to meet June 28 at state headquarters Hotel Fort Des Moines where he will submit his resignation after pleading guilty to failing to report campaign contributions and being fined 500 dollars. State HQ also showed a Henry county resolution of confidence in Feuling.
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Des Moines
E. J. Feuling
Democratic
State Central Committee
Feuling
Henry County Democratic Committee
Central Committee
Fort Des Moines
Quote on gender and politeness sparks debate
A dated remark asserts women can be sassy without punishment, contrasting with men's supposed restraint. The line questions how many men would remain polite if allowed similar sass, reflecting gendered social norms.
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Letts Railroad
Poor PA
Claude Callan
Cora
Aimee
Paris
Aimee Semple ‘ficPherson
Wisconsin
State of Washington
Chaco
Akira Ariyoshi
Strato Hep
Aunt Het
Robert Quillen
Publishers Syndicate
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